Restoration of rolled documents or photograph is considered to me one of the most challenging and difficult of all restoration tasks. Because simply trying to unroll the photograph may case additional damage if not total of the item, first the photograph has to be carefully humidified in order to introduce moisture into the layers of the photo paper and make it pliable. Often the procedure of humidification has to be repeated many times with the photograph being carefully unrolled inch by inch.
This particular photograph was not only rolled and stored that way for many decades in a dry environment, it was also broken by careless mishandling. Fortunately the tear run only half through the photograph and no parts of the photograph were missing.
After the humidification, unrolling and flattening of the photograph were complete, the photograph was digitally scanned and retouched to remove all signed of damages. Light sepia tone was applied to the photograph to gave the final image a delicate vintage appeal.
The final image was printed on gicleee semi gloss paper to be framed and displayed by the owners of the original photograph.
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